Day in Pictures, Nov. 5, 2013

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By By Mike Moffitt

on November 5, 2013 6:15 PM

Photo: Benjamin Roberts/Associated Press

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No, they don't wear underpants: Ondrej Rybin of the Czech Republic gets back in the saddle after losing some fabric and precious seconds in a fall during the Men's Omnium Elimination Race at the UCI Track Cycling World Cup in Manchester, England. less

No, they don't wear underpants: Ondrej Rybin of the Czech Republic gets back in the saddle after losing some fabric and precious seconds in a fall during the Men's Omnium Elimination Race at the UCI Track ... more

Stolen milk crates taste best: By statute, you can't take milk crates - it's stealing from the dairy companies - no matter how delicious they are. But those Buffalo Zoo scofflaws, Kali and Luna, obviously don't care. less

Stolen milk crates taste best: By statute, you can't take milk crates - it's stealing from the dairy companies - no matter how delicious they are. But those Buffalo Zoo scofflaws, Kali and Luna, obviously ... more

One heck of a par 5: Tiger Woods attempts to hit a ball from Asia to Europe as he tees off on the Bosphorus Bridge in Istanbul. Woods is in Turkey to attend the Turkish Airlines Open in Antalya.

One heck of a par 5: Tiger Woods attempts to hit a ball from Asia to Europe as he tees off on the Bosphorus Bridge in Istanbul. Woods is in Turkey to attend the Turkish Airlines Open in Antalya.

Photo: Bulent Kilic, AFP/Getty Images

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If you bait your hook with banana, this is bound to happen: Actually Dr. Natterson-Horowitz is not reeling in the gorilla but rather inserting a probe into its esophagus in order to perform a diagnostic test on its heart at the Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens. less

If you bait your hook with banana, this is bound to happen: Actually Dr. Natterson-Horowitz is not reeling in the gorilla but rather inserting a probe into its esophagus in order to perform a diagnostic test on ... more

Photo: Barbara Natterson-Horowitz, M.D., Associated Press

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Souperman: Schoolchildren look at a Superman logo made entirely out of food cans at the "Canstruction" exhibition and food drive in New York. The canned goods will be donated to City Harvest and distributed to some 400 soup kitchens and food pantries throughout the city. less

Souperman: Schoolchildren look at a Superman logo made entirely out of food cans at the "Canstruction" exhibition and food drive in New York. The canned goods will be donated to City Harvest and distributed to ... more

Kind of regretting going with the low-bid architect: The Trassenheide house on the German Baltic Sea island of Usedom may look like a big mistake, but the design is intentional. Even the house's interior is upside-down. less

Kind of regretting going with the low-bid architect: The Trassenheide house on the German Baltic Sea island of Usedom may look like a big mistake, but the design is intentional. Even the house's interior is ... more

Nobody likes going to the dentist, and that includes Elek, a 17-year-old lion at the zoo in Nyiregyhaza, Hungary. As the life span of lions in the wild is eight years on average, Elek is highly esteemed for his longevity. less

Nobody likes going to the dentist, and that includes Elek, a 17-year-old lion at the zoo in Nyiregyhaza, Hungary. As the life span of lions in the wild is eight years on average, Elek is highly esteemed for ... more

Photo: Attila Balazs, Associated Press

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One look at his face will tell you that Qudrat, an 18-year-old who lives on the outskirts of Kabul, works at a charcoal shop. With winter approaching, the price of wood and charcoal is rising in Afghanistan.

One look at his face will tell you that Qudrat, an 18-year-old who lives on the outskirts of Kabul, works at a charcoal shop. With winter approaching, the price of wood and charcoal is rising in Afghanistan.

Photo: Rahmat Gul, Associated Press

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The ultimate price for his crime: A Bangladesh Rifles soldier reacts as he is sentenced to death for mutiny at a special court in Dhaka. About 150 others will share his fate for a 2009 military mutiny that left scores of top officers massacred. less

The ultimate price for his crime: A Bangladesh Rifles soldier reacts as he is sentenced to death for mutiny at a special court in Dhaka. About 150 others will share his fate for a 2009 military mutiny that left ... more

A tourist goes all Mary Poppins to avoid a puddle on a rainy autumn day near the Reichstag building in Berlin.

A tourist goes all Mary Poppins to avoid a puddle on a rainy autumn day near the Reichstag building in Berlin.

Photo: Markus Schreiber, Associated Press

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Any more would be a waste of electricity: The only light on a darkened block in Pyongyang illuminates portraits of North Korea's late leaders, Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il.

Any more would be a waste of electricity: The only light on a darkened block in Pyongyang illuminates portraits of North Korea's late leaders, Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il.

Photo: David Guttenfelder, Associated Press

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Born to knit: Iowa winters are so cold that the citizens of Iowa City crochet stockings for their trees. Here Sara Miller stitches a lovely trunk warmer on a downtown street.

Born to knit: Iowa winters are so cold that the citizens of Iowa City crochet stockings for their trees. Here Sara Miller stitches a lovely trunk warmer on a downtown street.

Photo: Benjamin Roberts, Associated Press

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Iran, which never seems to run out of combustible American flags, marks the 34th anniversary of the 1979 takeover of the U.S. embassy in Tehran with impromptu banner burnings. Thousands packed the streets to commemorate the Islamist students who stormed the embassy compound and held 52 American diplomats hostage for 444 days. less

Iran, which never seems to run out of combustible American flags, marks the 34th anniversary of the 1979 takeover of the U.S. embassy in Tehran with impromptu banner burnings. Thousands packed the streets to ... more

Photo: Majid Saeedi, Getty Images

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An immature effigy of North Korea's Kim Jong Un is paraded ahead of Bonfire Night celebrations Thursday in Lewes, England. Every Nov. 5, Britons celebrate the Gunpowder Plot, an unsuccessful attempt by Guy Fawkes to blow up the Houses of Parliament in 1605, by lighting bonfires across the country. less

An immature effigy of North Korea's Kim Jong Un is paraded ahead of Bonfire Night celebrations Thursday in Lewes, England. Every Nov. 5, Britons celebrate the Gunpowder Plot, an unsuccessful attempt by Guy ... more